Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-11-11

York and Brooklyn, and the Republican
gains reported from some Of the counties
in which Thomas c. Platt's influence was
dominant have been more than offset by
the Democratic gains in other counties.
This increase in the Democratic plurality as
compared with the If 900 plurality for Hill
in 1885, is bad set back for Platt and will
upset his plans for controlling the party in
the Blaine interest next year.
In New York city the contest for the
choice Of a district attorney resulted in the
election Of John r. Fellows over Delaney
Nicol by an overwhelming majority. Eel
lows was the "boodle' candidate for the
office, while Nicoll, "A clean. upright young
Democrat. was supported 10y the Repuhli
cans because Of his high character as a man
and in recognition Of his vigorous prosccu-
| ton Of the doodle aldermen. The most
dsgraceful incident yet, in the Cleveland
administration, is the Presidents active
support Of Fellows, the candidate Of the
spoilsmen and corruptionists, against Ncoll.
| He not only sent check for $1,000 to the
campaign fund, but he permitted the fede-
raj officials to enter actively into the dirty
work of the canvass, and wrote letter
urging Fello~s's election This shameless
and hitherto unheard-of action on the part
of a Chief Executive has called out sharp
rebukes from papers like the New York
| Times and Evening Post, from Carl SEIZURE
and others. 1t is said of the letter, with
singing sarcasm, that by it Mr.. Cleveland
may have severely tested Mugwump loyalty,
but he has won the undying gratitude of
group of fugitives in Montreal Mayor
Hewitt gave S24, 600 toward the city cam
paign fund.
The postponed election in the second CON
gressional district of Rhode Island resulted
in Il sweeping Republican victory. Charles
S. Bradley, Democrat, was beaten by ma
| jority of 542 and a plurality of S3S while
at the regular election, when a majority
was necessary to elect, he received about
900 plurality, but fell short of a majority
There were Republican gains in nearly ev-
cry town in the district The victory was
a clean one, and demonstrated the strength
of the reorganized Republican party of the
state
The New Jersey election was for members
of the legislature, and the Republicans Sc
cured a majority. Corrected returns indi-
cate that the next legislature will stand
Senate, Republicans -, Democrats 8:
House, Republicans 81, Democrats %.
Returns from most of the voting pre-
cncts in Ohio indicate a plurality for Gov.
| e l.. ~ n M
lature is Republican by about 81 on joint
ballot
Gormanism triumphed in the Maryland
state election on Tuesday, as it did in the
Baltimore city election a short time ego.
Fraud and corruption carried the day over
the united efforts of the Independent Dem
ocrats and the Republicans.
Riddleberger was defeated in Virginia by
the election of Democratic legislature A
Democratic United States senator will sue.
coed him.
Nebraska elected supreme court judge
and two regents of the state university By
the usual Republican pluralities.
The Republicans elected treasurer ant
judge of the supreme court in Pennsylvania
by some 90 600 majority
In Mississippi there will be nothing hui
Democracy in the next legislature Tn,
election was quiet.
The prohibition amendment was dereatc,
by 1000 or 5000 in Oregon.
In Dakota there was majority for tn,
division of the territory, and prohibition
was probably successful.
Taken all in all, with the single exception
of the result in New York, the outcome o
the days work on Tuesday was one where
in Republicans may feel a good degree o
satisfaction and encouragement.